Identifying at-risk students: Is it possible in a Tertiary Preparation Course for adults?

C Carmichael; Peter K Dunn; Janet Taylor

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Identifying at-risk students: Is it possible in a Tertiary Preparation Course for adults?

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Identifying at-risk students: Is it possible in a Tertiary Preparation Course for adults?

C Carmichael, Peter K Dunn and Janet Taylor

Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.107-114

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 29th (Canberra, Australia, 01-Jul-2006–05-Jul-2006)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2006

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Abstract

Specialist Studies in Education

tertiary education

university education

Tertiary Preparation Course

In the current educational climate in Australia, there is an imperative on university administrators to maintain student enrolments since funding is explicitly linked to student numbers. The most effective way of achieving this is to retain those students who have already enrolled. Consequently many universities currently seek to identify those students at risk of either failing a course or withdrawing from the university. In this paper we report on an initial study into the use of pre-entry measures to identify at-risk students in the context of a tertiary preparatory course offered entirely in the distance mode. We conclude that such measures are at best rough indicators of at-risk students and that results from such measures should be used in a non-directive manner only.

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Title: Identifying at-risk students: Is it possible in a Tertiary Preparation Course for adults?
Authors: C Carmichael (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Peter K Dunn (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
Janet Taylor (Author)
Contributors: Peter Grootenboer (Editor)
Robyn Zevenbergen (Editor)
Mohan Chinnappan (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.107-114
Conference details: Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 29th (Canberra, Australia, 01-Jul-2006–05-Jul-2006)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2006
Copyright note: 2006 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. Reproduced here with the permission in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449447002621
Output Type: Conference paper

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